Where does “jōyō kanji” come from?

jōyō kanji (English) comes from Japanese 常用漢字, from Japanese 漢字, from Japanese 漢, from Middle Chinese 漢 — Han dynasty, China.

jōyō kanji (English): Any of the kanji in a list of common kanji prepared by the Japanese government

Definitions

  1. Any of the kanji in a list of common kanji prepared by the Japanese government

Ancestry of “jōyō kanji”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese常用漢字kanji approved for regular use by the 文部科学省
2Japanese漢字kanji
3Japanese漢man; element in compounds, referring to things...
4Middle Chinese漢Han dynasty, China
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